1864 Collection (page 8)

School Scene, c. 1863-4 (paint and ink on vellum)
1196883 School Scene, c.1863-4 (paint and ink on vellum) by Qajar School (19th century); 26.7x17.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Persian, out of copyright

Beach Scene at Trouville; Scene de plage a Trouville, 1864 (oil on board)
1196446 Beach Scene at Trouville; Scene de plage a Trouville, 1864 (oil on board) by Boudin, Eugene Louis (1824-98); 31.1x48.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Womans Head; Tete de femme, 1864 (oil on canvas)
1768084 Womans Head; Tete de femme, 1864 (oil on canvas) by Cezanne, Paul (1839-1906); 45.7x37.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Womans Head; Tete de femme. Paul Cezanne (1839-1906)

Emma Calve (1864) (b / w photo)
5220073 Emma Calve (1864) (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Emma Calve (1864)

Stephanie, Princesse De Belgique (1864) (b / w photo)
5219683 Stephanie, Princesse De Belgique (1864) (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stephanie, Princesse De Belgique (1864)

Charlotte, Reine De Wurtemberg (1864) (b / w photo)
5219667 Charlotte, Reine De Wurtemberg (1864) (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charlotte, Reine De Wurtemberg (1864)

Jules Renard, Homme De Lettres, 1864 (b / w photo)
5201563 Jules Renard, Homme De Lettres, 1864 (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jules Renard, Homme De Lettres, 1864)

Henri De Regnier, Homme De Lettres, 1864 (b / w photo)
5201562 Henri De Regnier, Homme De Lettres, 1864 (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henri De Regnier, Homme De Lettres, 1864)

Idyll, 1864 (oil on canvas)
827497 Idyll, 1864 (oil on canvas) by Portaels, Jean Francois (1818-95); 141x110.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Idyll. Jean Francois Portaels (1818-1895). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1864

The Akal Takht or Akal Bunga, Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) complex, Amritsar, Punjab
3614172 The Akal Takht or Akal Bunga, Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) complex, Amritsar, Punjab, India in 1864, from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, pub.1915 by English School

President Lincoln getting involved in the Battle of Fort Stevens
3474040 President Lincoln getting involved in the Battle of Fort Stevens, illustration from Harpers Weekly, 1864 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Gilder Lehrman Collection, New York

The Rifle Contest, Wimbledon, 1864 (coloured engraving)
582058 The Rifle Contest, Wimbledon, 1864 (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rifle Contest, Wimbledon, 1864)

Genealogical Tree of Her Majesty the Queen and her Descendants (litho)
1037100 Genealogical Tree of Her Majesty the Queen and her Descendants (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Front Elevation for Villa No. 1, from Architectural Designs for Model Country
986353 Front Elevation for Villa No.1, from Architectural Designs for Model Country Residences, 1864 (chromolithograph) by Sinclair, Thomas S

The Life of Giuseppe Garibaldi (engraving)
1060822 The Life of Giuseppe Garibaldi (engraving) by Marie, Adrien Emmanuel (1848-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Life of Giuseppe Garibaldi)

Golf match in 1864 (b / w photo)
3099672 Golf match in 1864 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Golf match in 1864)

Leon Lerand, Artiste, 1864 (b / w photo)
5201705 Leon Lerand, Artiste, 1864 (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leon Lerand, Artiste, 1864)

Victoria Cross: Capt of the Foretop,s Mitchell, at the Gate Pah, New Zealand, 1864 (colour litho)
6019804 Victoria Cross: Capt of the Foretop,s Mitchell, at the Gate Pah, New Zealand, 1864 (colour litho) by English School

Thoroughbred Sire "Blair Athol, "Winner of the Derby and St Leger, 1864 (colour litho)
6029227 Thoroughbred Sire " Blair Athol, " Winner of the Derby and St Leger, 1864 (colour litho) by English School

US Army, Generals, 1864 (colour litho)
6028765 US Army, Generals, 1864 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: US Army, Generals, 1864)

The Bible: This is the Secret of Englands Greatness, Englands Glory
1772172 The Bible: This is the Secret of Englands Greatness, Englands Glory!, 1864 (mixed method engraving) by Barker, Thomas Jones (1815-82) (after); 73.7x85 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Rifle Contest, Wimbledon, 1864 (colour litho)
1613462 The Rifle Contest, Wimbledon, 1864 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rifle Contest, Wimbledon, 1864)

Youth Comes Upon a Girl by a Stream, c. 1863-4 (vellum)
1196884 Youth Comes Upon a Girl by a Stream, c.1863-4 (vellum) by Qajar School (19th century); 7.9x10.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Persian, out of copyright

The Jami Masjid, Delhi, 1864 (pencil, pen and grey ink, w / c, heightened touches of whi)
1196705 The Jami Masjid, Delhi, 1864 (pencil, pen and grey ink, w/c, heightened touches of whi) by Simpson, William Crimea (1823-99)

The Fight, 1864 (oil on canvas)
989217 The Fight, 1864 (oil on canvas) by Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905); 83.9x105.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fight; La Guerre. William Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905)

Peonies in a Bottle, 1864 (oil on canvas)
987419 Peonies in a Bottle, 1864 (oil on canvas) by Manet, Edouard (1832-83); 64x53 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Peonies in a Bottle; Pivoines dans une Bouteille. Edouard Manet (1832-1883)

Pratts original typewriter (b / w photo)
3652679 Pratts original typewriter (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pratts original typewriter)

The storming of Duppel in 1864, the decisive engagement in the war over Schleswig-Holstein (b / w photo)
3099693 The storming of Duppel in 1864, the decisive engagement in the war over Schleswig-Holstein (b/w photo) by German Photographer

The Fisherman on the Rock; Le Pecheur au Rocher, 1862-1864
826021 The Fisherman on the Rock; Le Pecheur au Rocher, 1862-1864 (oil on canvas transferred from a mural) by Cezanne, Paul (1839-1906); 37x87 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Union work-detail preparing to install mortars near Petersburg, Virginia
867768 Union work-detail preparing to install mortars near Petersburg, Virginia, summer 1864 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Man with the Broken Nose; L Homme au Nez Casse, 1864 (bronze)
824484 Man with the Broken Nose; L Homme au Nez Casse, 1864 (bronze) by Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917); 30.5 high cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Man with the Broken Nose; L Homme au Nez Casse)

The Inventory, 1864 (oil on panel)
651369 The Inventory, 1864 (oil on panel) by Hove, Hubertus van (1814-65); 52.7x43.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Inventory. Hubertus van Hove (1814-1865). Oil on panel. Dated 1864

The Fight at St Stephens Academy (engraving)
2777145 The Fight at St Stephens Academy (engraving) by Tenniel, John (1820-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fight at St Stephens Academy. Cartoon, 16 July 1864)

Three Officers at Fort Brady During the Civil War, 1864 (glass plate photograph)
2630150 Three Officers at Fort Brady During the Civil War, 1864 (glass plate photograph) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Head of a Man; Tete d Homme, c. 1864 (oil on canvas laid on board)
652777 Head of a Man; Tete d Homme, c.1864 (oil on canvas laid on board) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 31.1x23.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Head of a Man; Tete d Homme)

Working and Shirking- England Expects Every Man Will Do His Duty
659801 Working and Shirking- England Expects Every Man Will Do His Duty. 1864 (oil on canvas) by Stone, Marcus (1840-1921); 112x153 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The fight between the Alabama and the Kearsarge (coloured engraving)
729212 The fight between the Alabama and the Kearsarge (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The fight between the Alabama and the Kearsarge)

Boatyard Near Honfleur; Le Chantier de Petits Navires, pres de Honfleur
1196367 Boatyard Near Honfleur; Le Chantier de Petits Navires, pres de Honfleur, 1864 (oil on canvas) by Monet, Claude (1840-1926); 57.3x81.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French

Sailing Boats, c. 1864-1866 (oil on canvas)
987414 Sailing Boats, c.1864-1866 (oil on canvas) by Monet, Claude (1840-1926); 43.7x65.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sailing Boats; Voiliers. Claude Monet (1840-1926). Oil on canvas

You are a Fiddle, You are a Lyre, after 1864 (pencil, watercolour)
985869 You are a Fiddle, You are a Lyre, after 1864 (pencil, watercolour) by Leech, John (1817-64); Private Collection; (add.info.: You are a Fiddle, You are a Lyre)

Alfred, Baron Tennyson, Poet Laureate (engraving)
1603635 Alfred, Baron Tennyson, Poet Laureate (engraving) by Gilbert, John (1817-97) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alfred, Baron Tennyson, Poet Laureate)

Emile-Auguste-Leon Hourst, Explorateur, 1864 (b / w photo)
5201473 Emile-Auguste-Leon Hourst, Explorateur, 1864 (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Emile-Auguste-Leon Hourst, Explorateur, 1864)

Louis Marsolleau, Homme De Lettres, 1864 (b / w photo)
5201547 Louis Marsolleau, Homme De Lettres, 1864 (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louis Marsolleau, Homme De Lettres, 1864)

Etienne Clementel, Homme Politique, 1864 (b / w photo)
5201367 Etienne Clementel, Homme Politique, 1864 (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Etienne Clementel, Homme Politique, 1864)

Alice and Andrew McCormick, c. 1864 (oil on canvas)
822813 Alice and Andrew McCormick, c.1864 (oil on canvas) by Read, Thomas Buchanan (1822-72); 135.8x103.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Alice and Andrew McCormick)

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"1864: A Year of Triumphs, Tragedies, and Transformations" In 1864, the world witnessed a myriad of events that shaped history. From the grandeur of Alexandra Palace's design in London to the poetic brilliance of John Clare and Hilton, creativity thrived. Meanwhile, on American soil, the Battle of Franklin unfolded with devastating consequences as depicted in Kurz & Allison's haunting lithograph. Amidst the chaos of war, Nathan Bedford Forrest emerged as an influential figure; his photograph captured his determination during this tumultuous period. The Battle of the Wilderness further intensified the horrors faced by soldiers on both sides in America's Civil War. Yet amidst these dark times, humanity displayed its ugliest side through plundering plantations during Sherman's March to the Sea. This ruthless act left scars on a nation torn apart by conflict. Beyond borders and battlefields lay distant lands like East India Islands marked on maps - destinations filled with mystery and opportunity. Closer to home was Crossley and Porter Orphanage in Halifax where hope bloomed for those less fortunate. Away from strife and struggle were moments of leisure such as July 1864's Sailing Barge Match on the Thames - a spectacle that brought joy to spectators' hearts. And who could forget Davenport Brothers' mesmerizing performances that captivated audiences seeking escapism? As we reflect upon "1864, " we are reminded that history is not merely dates etched into textbooks but rather a tapestry woven with triumphs, tragedies, and transformations. It serves as a reminder that even amidst darkness there is always room for resilience, compassion, artistry. . and hope for brighter days ahead.